User:Geo Swan/Knee-on-neck restraint

The knee-on-neck restraint is a controversial technique, used in some extreme martial arts, and authorized to be used by some police departments.

When using the technique the user first must manage to lay their opponent out, flat on the ground. Then they press their knee onto their opponents neck. The technique relies on the opponent beginning to fell loss of consciousness, through suffocation. Martial arts trainers teach their students to only apply this technique briefly, just long enough for their opponent to tap out and admit defeat, because it poses a risk of loss of consciousness, or death.

Killing of George Floyd
On May 25, 2020, Derek Chauvin apprehended George Floyd, a man suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, and employed the knee-on-neck technique on him for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, ultimately killing him. A young by-stander captured the entire incident on her cell phone. The video went viral, and triggered discussions around the world, over whether Police should retire this technique.